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LOT 0571

Greek Black-Glazed Skyphos

SOUTH ITALIAN, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

4 in. (36 grams, 10.2 cm wide).

Broad and squat with carination below the rim, two lateral loop handles, basal ring.

Provenance

Acquired in Münich in 2012.
European private collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.66.111.

CONDITION

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LOT 0571

Greek Black-Glazed Skyphos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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